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Calyo Delphi

@zetasyanthis @SwiftOnSecurity Soft errors can and do happen with enough frequency that a full power cycle is pretty much always the standard first step. That and "Did you try unplugging it and plugging it back in again?"

Legit I fixed comms to a power distribution cabinet in a data center on Friday by just unplugging the network cable in the top and plugging it back in. Bad electrical contact prevented the WHOLE thing showing up on EPMS.

10 Dec 2023 at 21:57 | Wall-to-wall | Open on rubber.social
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Zeta Syanthis

@dragonarchitect @SwiftOnSecurity

Yep. There's a reason it's a joke as old at time (though made famous by IT Crowd). :P

10 Dec 2023 at 21:58 | Open on dragon.style
Zeta Syanthis

@dragonarchitect @SwiftOnSecurity Basically, everything is a state machine, and you just have to reset state sometimes. (Especially when your computer or other electronics are made of, let's say, hundreds of thousands of them all tied together.)

10 Dec 2023 at 22:00 | Open on dragon.style
Zeta Syanthis

@dragonarchitect @SwiftOnSecurity

See also: The need to sleep, which does a lot of things, but also this for (parts of) your brain. :P

10 Dec 2023 at 22:03 | Open on dragon.style
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